“civilian component” means the civilian personnel accompanying the Australian, New Zealand or United Kingdom force, who are employed in the service of such force or by an authorised service organisation accompanying the force or by a department or authority of the Government of Australia, New Zealand or United Kingdom having functions relating to the force or to defence matters, and who are neither stateless persons, nor nationals of, nor ordinarily resident in, Singapore;

“dependant” means a person not ordinarily resident in Singapore who is the spouse of a member of the Australian, New Zealand or United Kingdom force or the civilian component or who is wholly or mainly maintained or employed by any such members, or who is in his custody, charge or care, or who forms part of his family;

“replacement vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276).

[S 684/2012 wef 01/09/2012]

[S 391/2018 wef 24/06/2018]

[Deleted by S 391/2018 wef 24/06/2018]

(2) Any certificate or permit required by this Order to be produced shall be produced to the proper officer of customs or to the Registrar of Vehicles, as the case may be.

Exemption

3.—(1) The organisations or persons, as the case may be, specified in the second column of Part I of the Schedule are hereby exempted from payment of customs duty and excise duty on the goods specified in the third column thereof, subject to —

(a)

the conditions specified in the fourth column;

(b)

the submission of the document, certificate or permit in such form and manner as the Director-General may determine;

(c)

the furnishing of such security in such amount as the Director-General may require; and

(d)

any further condition as the Director-General may, with the approval of the Minister, impose in any particular case.

(2) Any breach of the conditions subject to which any exemption was granted under this Order shall be an offence.